Rufus LIBBY

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30 July 1817 , Sabattus, Massachusetts (District of Maine)

Died

21 November 1843 , Sabattus, Maine, USA

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Rufus King LIBBY Roxanna JONES

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Born: 30 July 1817 in Sabattus, Massachusetts (District of Maine)

Father: Rufus King LIBBY

Mother: Roxanna JONES

Rufus LIBBY died 21 November 1843 in Sabattus, Maine, USA .
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Birth — 1817
30 July 1817
Sabattus, Massachusetts (District of Maine)

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

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Golder Cemetery Sabattus Androscoggin County Maine, USA

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Death — 1843
21 November 1843
Sabattus, Maine, USA
He died at the age of 26.

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Golder Cemetery Sabattus Androscoggin County Maine, USA

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Last updated: 5/7/2017 12:27:37 PM

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The name Maine is probably a practical nautical term which refers to the region being a mainland (separate from the many surrounding islands). Reference to the area as 'Maine' in writing first appeared in 1622. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1685 - New England
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1775 - New England
1776 - 1820 - Massachusetts (District of Maine)
March 15, 1820 - Maine becomes 23rd U.S. state

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